stake in the ground

  • 1stake — I n. piece of wood 1) to drive a stake (into the ground) 2) to plant a stake (in the ground) post 3) (to burn smb.) at the stake share 4) to have a stake in smt. risk 5) at stake (our whole future is at stake) II v. (D; tr.) to stake to (to stake …

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  • 2stake — I 1. noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, prop, strut, pale, paling, picket, pile, piling, cane 2. verb 1) the plants have to be staked Syn …

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  • 3stake — I noun a stake in the ground Syn: post, pole, stick, spike, upright, support, cane II 1. noun 1) high stakes Syn: bet, wager, ante 2) a …

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  • 5Stake — may refer to: * A stake is a long, pointed object thrust into the ground. Stakes have many applications, such as slaying vampires, demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring guy ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing… …

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  • 6stake — Ⅰ. stake [1] ► NOUN 1) a strong post with a point at one end, driven into the ground to support a tree, form part of a fence, etc. 2) (the stake) historical a wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive. ► VERB 1) support (a… …

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  • 7Stake — (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be… …

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  • 8stake of Zion — Stake Stake (st[=a]k), n. [AS. staca, from the root of E. stick; akin to OFries. & LG. stake, D. staak, Sw. stake, Dan. stage. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf. {Estacade}, {Stockade}.] 1. A piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one end… …

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  • 9stake — [stāk] n. [ME < OE staca, akin to Frank * stakka: see STICK] 1. a length of wood or metal pointed at one end for driving into the ground, as for marking a boundary, supporting a plant, etc. 2. a) the post to which a person was tied for… …

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  • 10ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …

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